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Watch out for UM’s weird traditions Lucy Tompkins for the Missoulian

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When classes begin in the fall, a shriveled pumpkin usually is barely visible atop the Main Hall spire at the head of the Oval. It’s decomposed, picked at by birds and dried out from a hot summer. But in a few months, a brandnew pumpkin will mysteriously appear around Halloween to adorn the University of Montana’s most iconic building. The pumpkin tradition has been carried on for decades, and the administration has had little luck deterring sneaky climbers from scaling the building — which always happens in the dark of night. The tradition is one of UM’s most well-known, and it brings a feeling of collective mischief, mystery and spookiness just in time for

Halloween. Last year, the student who placed the pumpkin was spotted by police while climbing and told to turn around. Instead, he heroically climbed the rest of the way up, placed the pumpkin and then descended into police custody. It was only the second time in UM history that the pumpkinplacer was caught, and students and alumni rallied behind him on social media. This year’s pumpkin-placer might take extra precautions to be discreet, but the tradition is unlikely to be interrupted. Look for the new pumpkin in the week leading up to Halloween.

Chicken strip night Despite the Food Zoo’s admirable efforts to provide healthy, balanced and somewhat locallysourced meals, there’s one thing that draws students into the dining hall in droves: chicken strip night. Using UM Dining’s online menu, students can mark upcoming chicken-strip nights on their planners and phones to make sure they don’t miss the special event. Chicken-strip night is an opportunity to eat absurd amounts of fried food while packing Tupperware full of strips for later snacking. It’s a joyous event, and a time to forget about the stress of classes to connect with your peers over a plate of fried chicken. Throughout the day, the excitement and energy on campus is tangible as students anticipate the Food Zoo’s doors opening at 5 p.m. Recent UM graduate Kenzie Lombardi remembers chicken strip night as a dorm-wide community event. Everyone would gather with their Tupperware and plan when to walk to the Food Zoo together. “I don’t know what they put in their chicken strips, but they genuinely are the best chicken strips I’ve ever had,” Lombardi said. “I knew if I hadn’t had a meal with my friends that week, we were gonna go to chicken strip

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night. And if I couldn’t go, I knew someone would bring me some.” Students love chicken strip night so much, that the Associated Students of the University of Montana once passed a resolution requesting that UM dining hold an extra chicken strip night at the end of a semester, and it worked. “It was one of the biggest victories,” Lombardi said.

Bertha the Moose One of UM’s oldest traditions recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. Over the course of a week in February, students spend hours converting the Schreiber Gymnasium into an old logging town with a saloon, general store, chapel, jail, chow hall and museum. They install a wooden floor, and a live band comes to campus for the two-day Forester’s Ball. But before the ball can begin, a long-standing tradition takes place: the kidnapping of Bertha

the moose. Bertha became the Forestry School mascot when she was donated to UM in 1926. At some point, antlers were added to her head as well (making her a very masculine-looking lady). Throughout the 1930s and 40s, different campus groups took to stealing Bertha before the ball. Nowadays, the law students sneak into the Forestry building, remove her from her perch on the wall, and hold her for ransom before the ball begins. She’s always returned in time to attend. At the ball, students wear their best flannels for dancing and other activities. At the saloon, you can buy a soda for a kiss. Free chili and bread is served at the chow hall. There’s a photo booth, a chapel where you can be married (and divorced) for a small fee that goes to charity. You can also lock your friends up in the jail. After years of enforcing sobriety at the Forester’s Ball, last year’s event finally had beer. Mark your calendars for this event, and be on the lookout for some antlers peeking out from under a sheet as they’re smuggled across campus.

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The weird and wonderful: Clubs off the beaten path at UM Thomas Plank for the Missoulian

Tom Bauer, Missoulian Robert Gasner, 8, throws the quaffle through the goal hoop as Elan Fleck, 12, guards during a game of Quidditch inspired by the Harry Potter series last year at the Adams Center on the University of Montana campus. The match, organized by UM’s Student Involvement Network and the Missoula Ministry of Magic, brought together young and old fans of the Harry Potter books and movies to play the game.

The University of Montana is hopping with student groups. And with some 200 clubs, those groups expand to almost everything imaginable. But it also has some deeply unexpected ones as well, so finding a niche isn’t nearly as hard as one might expect. The weird and wonderful start here. The Ministry of Magic is a club built to “educate individuals and communities on social action and social justice based initiatives by drawing links between the book series Harry Potter and other nerdy pop culture stories to real world injustices,” according to their statement of purpose. The Triple Decker Pizza Club is devised solely “to discuss issues over pizza.”

The Smash Club’s purpose is “to foster the grown of the competitive Smash Brothers scene in Missoula, and provide a place for players to grow as both competitors and people.” Maybe that last one isn’t unusual. Two other intriguing clubs are the Circus Club and the Medieval Combat Club. Medieval Combat is a smaller club, but is part of a larger group of like-minded people in a group called Belegarth, a live-action battle-game organization focused on simulating medieval combat. Kylie Brunette, the president of the club, said that Belegarth it is exactly how its sounds.

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“We get together three times a week with foam weapons, and beat each other up,” Brunette said. “There’s a lot of community support” from Missoula’s “Stygia” realm, the group of people who fight in Belegarthy-style battles. It’s different, cool and a great way to get to know the more unusual elements of Missoula. The Circus Club is another unusual piece of UM’s student organization scene. Biz Griffin was president the past two and a half years, but walked into it because she simply had some free time. “Right now, we’re doing a lot of aerial silks and trapeze,” Griffin said, referring to the high-flying aerial arts that involve twisting a long piece of fabric about yourself and doing maneuvers. The club is a big tent. It extends to jugglers, floor artists and partner aerobatics as well. And each year the club puts on a bunch of shows with the president acting as ringmaster. Sadly (or not) there are no animals in the club. But if you want to learn to juggle, do trapeze, acrobatics or something else, the club is open and ready to teach.

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UM Outdoor Program provides the means to explore Thomas Plank for the Missoulian

A surfer turns at the base of the wave to the south of Brennan’s Wave in this May 2017 photo. Outside magazine named Missoula one of 25 “Best Towns Ever: Where to Live Now” in its July issue, in part because of all its outdoor activities. Tommy Martino, Missoulian

If you think of a verb that involve being under the sun and doing something fun, Montana probably has it. Fishing? Yep. Hiking? Yep. Rafting? Yep. Surfing? Oh yeah. (Check out Brennan’s wave whenever it’s warm, keeping in mind that warm in Missoula is loosely defined.) Climbing, paddling, cycling? Yes, yes and yes. And if you’re a student at the University of Montana, the Outdoor Program is the place to do it. The two professional staff members and 20some students who work in the Outdoor Program rent anything from rafts to tents to get you out and about as much as you can handle. The

program plans trips and sends people to places like Peru as well. But for those who prefer to play within UM’s borders, the climbing wall in the Recreation Center is just your place. The gym is open to boulder (climb short routes without ropes) any time the UM Fitness and Recreation Center is open. The roped climbing wall is open from 3 to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday when school is in session. The 50-some combined routes in the gym offer a lot to do and try. The student staff are deeply invested in the wall.

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Program manager Elizabeth Fricke said students are able to take climbing classes as well, starting with the Fundamentals of Rock Climbing offered during the academic year. For those looking for more, Intermediate Rock Climbing is offered in the spring for two credits and provides a lot of the experience needed to hit the Montana outdoors. And what an outdoors. The Bitterroot Valley offers a few hundred bolted climbing routes as well as the opportunity to explore new granite cliffs and spires for anyone daring enough. Kootenai and Blodgett canyons have impressive amounts of sport and traditional climbing, with Blodgett’s Flathead Buttress offering more than 1,000-feet of vertical granite climbing. For new students, staff member Andrew Demaree says the best thing to do is “come down here and see what we have.” “It’s a great way to meet a bunch of people,” Demaree said. “Trips are great places to meet people, too.” For finding like-minded people in love with the Outdoors, there are few better places than the Outdoor Program.

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Bruce Hardy -- A life in many days Lucy Tompkins for the Missoulian

Bruce Hardy, 69, peers toward one of his two bookshelves full of the classics in his upstairs reading nook. He has read James Joyce’s Ulysses about 50 times, and has an entire bookshelf devoted to literary criticism about the novel. Lucy Tompkins, Missoulian

Bruce Hardy still remembers the first time he opened “Ulysses,” nearly 50 years ago. Peeling open the cover of the massive, 700-page book, a black “S” snaked across the entire first page. “STATELY, PLUMP,” it read, before continuing on the next page: “Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.” Hardy read the first few pages, captivated by the language. The 18-part, 265,000-word novel is designed, after all, to perplex readers. James Joyce said he hoped professors would spend centuries arguing over the meaning of his words, and he succeeded. After the Bible, “Ulysses” is perhaps the most written-about book in history. Hardy closed the book and promised himself he’d return to it. Now 69, with white hair, wire-rimmed glasses and a bushy mustache he’s had since college, Hardy spends hours each day underlining his favorite passages. He estimates he’s read

“Ulysses” around 50 times. In 2013, Hardy started teaching at the Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana, volunteering his time. But before he became a professor, he had an entirely different career. For most of his life, literature was an escape from the 60 hours a week he spent working as central and western Montana’s only pediatric cardiologist. Hardy grew up in Missoula, where his mother taught social work at UM. His father was a fire research forester who believed reading during the day was a waste of time. Hardy often hid in his room to read, listening for his father’s footsteps in the hallway. “He was irritated if he caught me reading when he thought I should be doing something,” Hardy recalled. “Which was most of the time.” Hardy majored in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, and despite his affinity for literature, was too intimidated to take many English classes. After college, he attended

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medical school at Dartmouth. He loved learning how the body operates, but often thought he’d take after his mom and pursue social work. Pediatrics, she suggested, could be where medicine and social work intersect. Hardy worked for 16 years in general pediatrics in Missoula, and then decided to narrow his field of study to pediatric cardiology — focusing on the hearts of children. As a pediatric cardiologist, Hardy cared for the babies who were born blue. He kept his pager on 24 hours a day for 45 years. He couldn’t go to bed without feeling a little anxious, never truly clocking out. In the event of a patient emergency, Hardy would rush to the hospital to stabilize the baby and diagnose the problem. Once stabilized, babies who needed surgery would be transported to the nearest pediatric heart surgeon in Seattle. Though medical school mainly taught Hardy how to identify biological irregularities, his greatest talent may have been his ability to make patients and their families feel important. On Sundays, he’d call his patients — old and new — to check in, always asking about their lives before moving

on to their health. Two years before he retired in 2015, Hardy began teaching “Ulysses,” balancing class with pediatrics. Now retired, he’s free to give his full attention to education. Every time Hardy rereads “Ulysses,” he buys a fresh copy. He doesn’t want to be influenced by his old notes scribbled in the margins. He focuses on every word, pausing to soak in the structure and word choice. He wants his students to appreciate “Ulysses” on every level — not just for the story, but for the style. After innumerable hours spent dwelling in fictional worlds, Hardy’s life has blended with those of his favorite characters. At some point in his 40s, he realized that a story is just a window into the human condition. The reader, he says, should learn from and identify with the fictional characters. Hardy takes this message to heart. Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of “Ulysses,” is a perfect example of “caritas,” says Hardy, which is akin to charity, but a little bit different. “It’s somebody who can give,” he says, “without expectation of anything in return.”

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Beyond Thomas Plank for the Missoulian

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Finding good cheap food in the first (or last) year of college is important in enjoying late nights. Or early mornings. Or mid-afternoons if you’re bored. Anyway, here are some of Missoula’s best offerings.

hard to find a better lunch or dinner deal in the city. That and the fact that every day from 3 to 5 p.m., if you buy two pieces of pizza you get a free pint, most of which are right from Missoula’s highquality breweries.

Bridge Pizza on Higgins is quite possibly the best pizza deal in town. A slice (really, a quarter of a pizza) is just $3. For pepperoni it goes to $3.25, and the fancy pizza of the day is only $3.50. It is

Right across the street from Bridge is a hole-inthe-wall place called the Hob Nob. With almost all dishes under $10, the Nob is a great place for breakfast and lunch on a budget. Try the tomato

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soup and panini for really cheap, or enjoy a great weekend brunch if you’re willing to brave the crowds. Late nights mean hitting the hopping downtown area. The Dinosaur Café in the rear of Charlie B’s on Higgins near Pine is a Cajun restaurant with a walk-up, cash-only window serving super-cheap po-boys, jambalaya, etouffee, hush puppies, wings and baked nachos. Don’t sleep on the fried zucchini sticks either. For a straightforward burrito and taco experience heavy on the food and light on the price tag, hit El Diablo on Higgins at Mount. Burritos run around $7.50 and tacos are $2.75, a price sure to please for food that will be filling.

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The best name in Missoula has to go to the Notorious P.I.G. BBQ on Front Street. Serving up pulled pork, pastrami, burnt ends and a whole mess of sides, the P.I.G. is a more expensive, but wholly worthwhile stop in downtown Missoula. They smoke on site and only sell what they’ve made earlier that day, meaning once they’re out, they’re out. Close to campus is the Buttercup Market and Café. Open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the week and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the weekends, it serves up local and organic breakfast and lunch along with 16 varieties of tea and other assorted drinks. It will be a favorite for the early riser and tea drinkers.

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Getting Around

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Maybe you’re an out-of-state, or out-of-country, student or maybe you’re just looking for relief from the headaches of parking and the finances of gassing up. Fortunately, Missoula has many options for getting around without a vehicle.

Ride a bus: The best bet for those bereft of transportation, Mountain Line is the local bus company and they offer free rides all across Missoula. With generous operating hours and free wi fi available en route, it’s a great option for working or relaxing during a commute. Mountain Line also provides seasonal special event transportation to local events such as the Farmer’s Market and Out to Lunch.

Walk a trail:

Montana has trails in abundance, and the city of

Missoula is no exception. There are numerous trail systems in the surrounding area, connecting the city with pedestrian-friendly paths. The Riverfront trail that lines the Clark Fork River through downtown provides quick access from campus to points up and down the river. Three bridges cross the river, plus two footbridges, allowing for multiple points of crossing. The full length of the trail extends from west of downtown all the way into Hellgate Canyon to the east. On a larger scale, the recently completed 50mile Bitterroot Trail is an ambitious project that connects the far end of Brooks Street in Missoula through Lolo and all the way to Hamilton. Running parallel to scenic mountain views, this trail is great for long, casual outings. From big to small, numerous other trails are

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scattered through the city and provide access to points all around. For information on other trails and maps, grab a copy of the Hike Bike Run & Float publication on racks around town or at the Missoulian.

Get a bike: If you’re looking to upgrade from pedestrian to pedaler on the cheap, Freecycles is a non-profit community bike shop that offers free bicycle services to the public, such as open shop space, BikeWell classes, and even free bikes for kids 10 and under. Freecycles also has a build-a-bike program where anyone can complete a class, volunteer time, and ultimately build a basic bicycle of their own out of donated parts. Donations and volunteers are appreciated to keep things moving like a well-oiled chain, but as they say in their slogan, ”We exist so you can come build a bike, buy a bike, borrow a bike, or better your own bike.” Rental bikes are an affordable option as well, and Freecycle offers them at very low rates on a first come first serve basis. But if you’re on the other side of the river, or completely out of funds, Missoula Parks and Recreation located at Currents Aquatic Center will loan bikes and helmets to be used around town. On the other end of the spectrum, if you’re ready to ride something fancier, many of Missoula’s bicycle shops offer rentals of their premium bikes. Some places, such as The Bicycle Hangar, will even apply some rental fees to the eventual purchase of a bike. This is a great way to test out different styles of bikes before committing to an investment.

Pay a driver: When all else fails and you simply need to get from point A to point B with maximum ease, there are several paid services in town. Yellow Cab of Missoula is available 24/7 year-round, and Missoula Green Taxi offers an eco-friendly option with a fleet of hybrid cars. Uber recently became an option as well, and it’s competitor Lyft has already applied to service the state as well.

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Karaoke &Trivia Rachel Crisp Philips for the Missoulian

With it’s abundance of collegeeducated patrons, Missoula has many bars and clubs that offer challenging trivia nights to test one’s mental mettle. Karaoke is another Missoula favorite, giving patrons a chance to impress or embarrass with their singing skills. Between the two options, there’s opportunity for fun with friends almost every day of the week. Free to enter, most of these events offer cash or bar tab prizes to the winners, along with food and drink specials to satiate the crowds.

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Super Trivia Freakout, 8:30 p.m. The Bandlander, 208 Ryman St. Trivia at the Badlander is a great way to unwind after a long week...oh, it’s only Monday? All the better for drink specials and clever trivia themes. Kamikaze Karaoke, 9 p.m. The Dark Horse, 1805 Regent St. Hosted by Aaron “B-Rocks” Broxterman, karaoke at the Dark Horse is great for getting in a vocal workout. Karaoke by Kaleidoscope, 9:30 p.m. VFW Bar, 245 S Main ST The tunes are free, but the liquid courage is extra. Belt out your best at the VFW from Saturday through Thursday each week.

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Tamarack Trivia Night, 7 p.m. Tamarack Brewing Co., 231 W Front St Trivia at the Tamarack lets you sit back with a quality draft brew while contemplating the questions of the universe, or at least the questions of the trivia night. Pub Trivia, 8 p.m. Thomas Meagher Bar, 130 W Pine St. Free hint, it’s pronounced ‘Mar’ Bar. Get your seat early for this popular event that combines a great game with fantastic food, and liquid prizes to winning teams in between rounds. Quizzoula Trivia Night, 8:30 p.m. VFW, 245 W. Main St. The VFW is a great little hideaway for a fun trivia night with a group of friends. The quality questions keep coming while the no-nonsense

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Tailgating with the Griz: A man and a party bus Thomas Plank for the Missoulian

A Montana fan enjoys the tailgates in a penguin suit in 2015, during the first round of the FCS playoffs in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. (Montana won.) Tommy Martino, Missoulian

Tailgating at Grizzly games is a whole ‘nother ball game unto itself. Thousands of people descend on the parking lots outside the stadium and a party gets rocking. For two hours before the game until the end of the third quarter, the tailgate is as busy as can be. And Eric Brentrup’s party bus is a key part of it.

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Health and safety resources around UM, Missoula Lucy Tompkins for the Missoulian

In a new place, it’s always good to know where the safety resources are and how to reach them. There are a few important numbers to keep in your phone just in case. Here are some of the university’s and the city’s main safety resources and what they do. University of Montana resources: University of Montana Police Department UMPD can be reached 24 hours a day at 406243-4000 for emergencies, or 406-243-6131 for non-emergencies. Campus police can generally respond to a call on campus faster than city police, and they know the campus layout really well. Their headquarters are behind the football stadium, across Campus Drive. This also is where you’ll go if you get a parking ticket on campus. UMPD sends text alerts about campus emergencies, and to sign up for these notifications you can go to your “Personal Information” tab in Cyberbear and update your emergency text messages cellphone number. GrizWalk If you’re ever nervous about walking across campus alone at night, UM has a free, studentstaffed safety service that pairs you with a student for your walk. GrizWalk members will meet callers wherever they are on campus to make sure you don’t have to walk alone in the dark. For a walking buddy, call 406-243-2777. They’re open every day of the week while school is in session. Student Advocacy Resource Center (SARC) SARC is located in Curry Health Center, and is a great resource for students. They provide counseling, referrals and advocacy within the justice, medical and social service systems. They’re there to serve students who have experienced sexual assault, relationship violence, bullying, intimidation or discrimination. All of their services are confidential and free. They also train all UM students to be active bystanders, and have a 24-hour emergency hotline: 406-243-6559. To reach their office, call 406-243-4429. Title IX Coordinator UM’s current Title IX coordinator is Jessica Weltman, and she’s the person to contact if you want to report discrimination or harassment, or if you just want to find out what the university can do to help you. Jessica coordinates the University’s response to complaints of sex-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, stalking, sexual assault, relationship violence and other forms of sexual misconduct, as well as retaliation. The university has its own way of handling these issues, outside of the legal system, to ensure that students are safe in their learning

environments. To reach Jessica, call 406-2435710. Curry Health Center Curry is the campus health center, and they offer medical, dental, counseling and pharmacy services. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with a break for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Counseling at Curry is offered at reduced fees for students, so it’s more affordable and conveniently on campus. Call 406-243-4711 to set up a counseling appointment. City of Missoula resources: Missoula Police Department To reach the MPD, you just have to call 911. If you’re nervous about initiating a formal investigation, but you need help, calling 911 is still a good option. Especially if you’ve experienced some form of violence, the police can help you access counseling or other resources like SARC, the hospital or the YWCA. If you want to report a crime but are underage and have been drinking, Public Information Officer Travis Welsh says the cops will prioritize addressing the crime, not the secondary issue of underage drinking. Welsh also emphasized that if you’ve been sexually assaulted but are afraid to report because you’ve been drinking, your safety is their priority and you won’t be charged for drinking. And, reporting an incident doesn’t mean you have to pursue an investigation right away. St. Patrick Hospital The hospital can be reached at 406-543-7271. It’s on the other side of the Clark Fork River, located at 500 West Broadway. First Step Resource Center First Step provides resources for child and adult victims of abuse or sexual assault. They perform medical evaluations and forensic interviews, and offer mental health treatment and referrals. First Step is part of Providence St. Patrick Hospital, but has its own private, quiet area. You can reach First Step at 406-329-5776, and they’re available 24 hours a day for medical evaluations and evidence collections. You can use First Step’s services and collect evidence from an assault without making a report to law enforcement. Their address is 500 West Broadway. Suicide crisis hotline Montana regularly has one of the highest suicide rates in the country. UM wants students to know there are services available, but if you need to talk to someone immediately, the Montana Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 for you to speak with trained advocates. To reach them, call 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255.

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What’s that thing? All across Missoula, there are many curious landmarks scattered through town. Although most folks recognize them, even long-time residents may not be aware of the full story behind some of Missoula’s quirks. Rachel Crisp Philips for the Missoulian

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The X’s:

Downtown, in the turnabout at the very end of Higgins Avenue, there stands the unmistakable sculpture referred to as ‘the X’s’. The location is also known as Circle Square, but the four bright red letters have become the most familiar feature in the space. Installed in 1986 by artist Taäg Peterson, the sculpture is actually named “Crossings” and represents the railroad trestles that support bridges over canyons in the mountains. When initially put in place, it provoked a debate over funds used for public art instead of more practical expenditures, such as potholes; a contentious topic to this day.

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A peace sign carved into the North Hills overlooking downtown Missoula by an unknown party damaged a sensitive habitat and rare plant community. Missoula Department of Parks and Recreation says it will take significant time to repair the damage, and may file charges if the vandals are found. Tom Bauer, Missoulian

The peace symbol on the hill:

Not far up Waterworks Hill, north of downtown, an arrangement of rocks forms a simple peace sign. Watching over the city, this humble formation has a sentimental history for many long-time Missoulians. Before the rocks, there was a much larger peace sign painted on a telephone relay tower atop the hill. The reflector was whitewashed each spring with the intention to improve its signal. But each spring, a group of anonymous activists known as the Northside Liberation Front would climb the hill at night and re-paint the contentious symbol. This back-and-forth lasted from 1983 until 2001 when the tower was declared obsolete and Qwest, who owned the equipment, dismantled it amidst protests. But the nine 8-by-10-foot panels that made up the sign were salvaged and given away to the public. For years they’ve been tucked around Missoula here and there, kept by caretakers until a day they might be reunited. The most prominent piece of the relic is easy to spot in the parking lot of Rockin’ Rudy’s. The old sign left an indelible mark on the community far exceeding its lifespan upon the hill. Featured on stickers, photographs, coffee cups, jewelry and more, the symbol is part of Missoula’s personality. The newer, smaller sign made of rocks now graces the hillside on a parcel of land purchased by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center as a tribute to the original symbol.

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Brennan’s Wave:

Although a fairly recent installation, Brennan’s Wave is no less a Missoula landmark. Dedicated in 2006, the whitewater park’s story began with inspiration sprung from tragedy. The wave’s namesake, Brennan Futh, was well-regarded in Missoula as a teacher and raver advocate. As one of the world’s best kayakers, he travelled rivers around the world until he died while trapped in a current in the Rio Palguin in Chile. Before his death, one of his dreams was to remove the mess of rebar and concrete that clogged the Clark Fork near Caras Park. In honor of his memory, a fundraising event took place with the help of the Missoula Whitewater Association and the Missoula Redevelopment Agency, among others. When Brennan’s Wave opened, it provided rapids for kayakers, waves for surfers, and an observation deck for passersby to view the action.

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The cat sculpture downtown:

Slumped outside the parking garage on Main Street downtown, a large concrete cat lounges on the sidewalk. Created by Great Falls artist Mike Hollern, the sculpture has received mixed reviews over the years. In 1992, then city councilor Curtis Horton warned against approving $18,000 in funding for the piece of art. In a Missoulian article at the time he said, “The title of this is ‘Cattin’ Around,’ but it looks to me like it will be a 7-foot-high, 18-foot-diameter dog that’s been run over by a truck.” Where some folks might see a shapeless 3,000-pound mass, others are happy to find a feline tucked among the downtown shops. Young children love to climb all over the kitty, and the slump in its back sometimes collects water and serves as an impromptu birdbath.

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The cage in Greenough Park:

Missoula’s first city park, Greenough Park has a rich history all its own. In 1902 lumber baron Thomas Greenough told the City Council that the space must always remain a park “to which the people of Missoula may during the heated days of summer, the beautiful days of autumn and the balmy days of spring find a comfortable, romantic and poetic retreat.” Indeed the park provides much satisfaction with its luscious greenery, babbling brooks and sanctuary to wildlife. But many visitors have wondered about the ominous looking stone and iron cage located near one of the park’s entrances. The disheveled structure turns out to be a bear pen from an one-time attempt to create a menagerie on the property in 1904, against the wishes of the Greenoughs. Several animals were kept in the park, until a frustrated Greenough threatened to rescind the park donation in 1911 unless they were removed. Most of the animals were taken away, but the stone structure retained a bear or two through the 1920s.

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The ‘L’:

The ‘M’ on Mount Sentinel is connected to the university, and is an obvious landmark for the college, and for Missoula itself. But what about the ‘L’? This other letter represents Loyola Sacred Heart, the local Catholic high school. In the spring of 1961 it was first placed in its location on the side of Mount Jumbo, a mountain said to be named for its resemblance to the famous circus elephant of the Victorian era. For several years the students maintained the wooden frame and annual whitewashing of the rocks. In 1996 some of the land on the mountainside was sold with a permanent easement of public access to the ‘L’. This opened up the site to playful vandalism, as the rocks were often moved around to change the message on the mountain. From girls’ names, to pot references, to peace signs, the display often varied until 2001 when the ‘L’ was made permanent with concrete.

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Travelling around town, it’s hard to miss the colorful painted boxes near some of Missoula’s intersections. There’s a popcorn machine, birds, quilts, fish, cowboys and more to be found on the numerous boxes around town. These decorated traffic signal boxes are the work of a variety of local artists, supported with commissions from the Missoula Public Art Committee and the City of Missoula. As blank boxes become available, the city takes applications and selects artists to have their work applied to the structures via printed vinyl. A complete album of the different boxes can be viewed on the city’s website, with details of each artist, but it’s also rewarding to discover the various artistic treasures on accident.

The metal fish in Caras Park:

“Meet me at the fish,” might typically be a cryptic statement, but in Missoula, where the atypical is typical, it makes perfect sense. The gleaming sculpture of three 9-foot metal fish swimming through the grass in Caras Park is a sight that’s difficult to miss. Created in 1989 by Bigfork blacksmith/sculptor Jeffrey Funk, the piece is titled ‘Returnings’ and is forged of steel. The intention from the outset was that the work would invite children to interact. Clearly a success, the fish have welcomed numerous children and their antics over the past quarter-century.

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